Djibouti vs Ethiopia

Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 73% in Djibouti and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 48.9 percentage points, or 3.03 times that in Ethiopia.

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% of people · UN

Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 73% in Djibouti and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 48.9 percentage points, or 3.03 times that in Ethiopia.
DjiboutiEthiopiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Djibouti has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Djibouti ranked 85 and Ethiopia ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Djibouti at 74% and Ethiopia at 33.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearDjiboutiEthiopia
20257324.1
202472.923.6
202372.823.1
202272.622.7
202172.322.1
20207221.6
201971.721.3
201871.520.8
201771.320.3
201671.219.9
20157119.5
201470.919
201370.818.6
201270.718.2
201170.717.9
201070.717.5
200970.617.2
200870.716.8
200770.816.1
20067116.2
200571.316
200471.715.8
20037215.5
200272.515.3
200172.915.1
200073.414.9
199973.814.7
199874.314.5
199774.714.3
199675.114.1
199575.413.9
199475.713.7
199375.913.5
199276.113.3
199176.113
199076.112.8
19897612.5
198875.812.2
198775.611.9
198675.411.7
198575.111.4
198474.911.2
198374.611
198274.210.8
198173.810.6
198073.210.4
197972.610.2
197871.810
1977719.8
1976709.6
1975699.4
197467.99.2
197366.89.1
197265.68.9
197164.48.7
197063.18.6
196961.88.4
196860.68.3
196759.38.1
1966588
196556.77.8
196455.47.7
196354.27.5
1962537.4
196151.97.2
196050.87.1
195949.77
195848.76.8
195747.66.7
195646.66.6
195545.66.5
195444.76.4
195343.76.3
195242.86.1
195141.96
1950415.9
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearDjiboutiEthiopia
202673.124.6
202773.125.1
202873.225.6
202973.226
203073.326.5
203173.427
203273.427.4
203373.527.9
203473.528.3
203573.628.7
203673.629.2
203773.729.6
203873.730
203973.830.4
204073.830.8
204173.931.1
204273.931.5
204373.931.8
204473.932.2
20457432.5
20467432.8
20477433.1
20487433.4
20497433.6
20507433.9

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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